#496CE0#496CE0

#496CE0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.181 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CE0
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 224)
HSL	hsl(226, 71%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(226, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 51.8%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 25.15, -62.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 67.77, 291.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% -0.0074 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.181 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.5601, 17.5213, 72.7523)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CE0 #E0BD49

analogous

#49B7E0 #496CE0 #7149E0

triadic

#496CE0 #E0496C #6CE049

tetradic

#496CE0 #E049B7 #E0BD49 #49E071

square

#496CE0 #E049B7 #E0BD49 #49E071

split-complementary

#496CE0 #E07149 #B7E049

monochromatic

#193695 #2249C9 #496CE0 #7D96E9 #B2C0F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#496CE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#496CE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CE0

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CE0	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#217BE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00889C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ce0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.181 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95ea',
    500: '#496ce0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ce0;
$custom-light: #8c95ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ce0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.093,
    "s": 70.892,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5688,
    "c": 0.18095,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CE0

secondary

#E0D3A4

accent

#C43AEE

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CE0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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